hooked

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

enPR: ho͝okt, IPA^(key): /hʊkt/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ʊkt

Verb

hooked

simple past tense and past participle of hook

Adjective

hooked (comparative more hooked, superlative most hooked)

Having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook.
a hooked nose
Addicted; unable to resist or cease doing.
He will never leave her because he is hooked on her chocolate chip cookies.

You only have to try heroin once to become hooked.

Synonyms

(resembling a hook): bent, crooked, curved
(addicted): addicted

Translations

having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook

Bulgarian: изкривен като кука (izkriven kato kuka)
Catalan: ganxut
Finnish: koukkumainen

Greek: αγκιστροειδής (el) (agkistroeidís)
Russian: крючкова́тый (ru) (krjučkovátyj)
Spanish: curvado (es) m, ganchudo m, aguileño (es) m

addicted; unable to resist or cease doing

Finnish: koukussa (fi), riippuvainen (fi)
French: accro (fr)

Russian: зави́симый (ru) (zavísimyj)
Spanish: adicto (es) m, enviciado (es) m, atrapado (es) m, enganchado (es) m

Anagrams

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